neighbourhood in Enschede
De Laares
2,440 residents · postal code 7514 · Part of Binnensingelgebied, Enschede
Everything for children close by, and little room
Of all the measurements that determine the quiet & nature pillar, only one is genuinely poor in De Laares, and it drags the figure to a 2.8: greenery in the surroundings is at less than half the national middle, alongside a high building density. The noise level, by contrast, sits simply on the median.
The population is markedly young, with one in five residents under fifteen and few aged 65 or older, and together with a primary school four hundred metres away that produces a 9.6 for families. On safety the total number of reported offences is below the national median, with only theft above it; that gives a 7.0. Wealth & income hovers around the middle at a 4.9, mainly because of a property value below the median.
- no. 4,297 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 20 of 67 in Enschede
How De Laares scores
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Is De Laares a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, De Laares comes out at 23 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is about the same as in an average Dutch neighbourhood.
The figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
In 2025, 68 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).
Tick = Dutch median
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The figures ⌄Amenities
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Wealth & income
What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Tick = Dutch median
Who lives here
De Laares has strikingly many young people aged 15 to 25: 18%, against 11% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1520%
NL median 14%
- 15–2518%
NL median 11%
- 25–4530%
NL median 22%
- 45–6522%
NL median 28%
- 65+9%
NL median 22%
Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.
Average household size
2.2 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
44% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
36% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
8,123 — far more densely populated than average
NL median 2,364
Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade.
Frequently asked questions
Is De Laares a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, De Laares comes out at 23 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is about the same as in an average Dutch neighbourhood. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.
How much crime is there in De Laares?
In De Laares the police recorded 68 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (23 per 1,000) is not simply that count divided by the number of residents: we count residents plus workplaces, so a shopping street or station is not unfairly penalised, and for small counts we pull the figure towards the national average — otherwise a single incident would make a small neighbourhood look unsafe.
How is the grade for De Laares calculated?
De Laares scores 7.5 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh five equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income, quiet & nature and families — and see where De Laares lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the five grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.
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